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• Support for residents foils car crime

Following a spate of vehicle crime in the Southdene area of Kirkby in Knowsley, the Safer Knowsley Partnership has acted quickly by providing practical advice and support for residents and vehicle owners in the area.

The partnership, working with the local neighbourhood police and warden teams, is distributing Vehicle Safe packs which include UV pens to mark all belongings such as Sat Nav’s, CD Players and tools, Window Hangers for cars and vans – these tell thieves that all belongings within the vans are marked and traceable. The partnership also provides some extremely useful information for residents to help protect themselves against crime.

For those particularly vulnerable residents, the Safer Knowsley Partnership is providing a device called the remote alarm – this is activated in the home when a vehicle has been tampered with.

Councillor Jackie Harris, Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Social Inclusion, in Knowsley said of the initiative:

“We are really keen to make sure that all residents and vehicle owners in Southdene have as much information and help as possible. This initiative proves how, by working in partnership, we can tailor crime prevention and protecting residents to a particular need. This is a particular problem in a particular area – and we are addressing it with a range of activities that will work.”

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For further information contact John Sayers at the Safer Knowsley Partnership on 0151-443-3056 or the Knowsley Media Team on 0151 443 3537